Human vaccinia-like virus outbreaks in São Paulo and Goiás States, Brazil: virus detection, isolation and identification Surtos de vírus Vaccinia-like nos Estados de São Paulo e Goiás, Brasil: detecção, isolamento e identificação viral

Human vaccinia-like virus outbreaks in São Paulo and Goiás States, Brazil: virus detection, isolation and identification Surtos de vírus Vaccinia-like nos Estados de São Paulo e Goiás, Brasil: detecção, isolamento e identificação viral

Since October 2001, the Adolfo Lutz Institute has been receiving vesicular fluids and scab specimens of patients from Paraíba Valley region in the São Paulo and Minas Gerais States and from São Patricio Valley, in the Goiás State. Epidemiological data suggested that the outbreaks were caused by Cowp...

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Main Authors: Teresa Keico Nagasse-Sugahara, Jonas José Kisielius, Marli Ueda-Ito, Suely Pires Curti, Cristina Adelaide Figueiredo, Áurea Silveira Cruz, Maysa Madalena J. Silva, Carmen Helena Ramos, Maria Claudia C. Silva, Tiyo Sakurai, Luis Florêncio Salles-Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Vaccinia-like virus
Outbreak
Diagnosis
Electron microscopy
Virus isolation
PCR
Sequencing
Phylogenetic analysis
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